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On behalf of the Adelante Youth Alliance AYA, it is my honor to welcome you all to the 25th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina AML College & Career Conference!. Olivo serves as the Vice Presid

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8:00 am - 8:45 am Check in – Breakfast – Quad

9:00 am - 9:45 am Opening Ceremony – Sexson Auditorium, Building C

Mistress of Ceremonies:

Miriam Hernandez, General Assignment Reporter,

ABC7 Eyewitness News

Keynote Speaker:

Dr Cynthia Olivo, Vice President, Student Services,

Pasadena City College

10:00 am - 11:15 am Workshops – Classrooms – Buildings C, R, V, IT & HH

11:30 am - 12:45 pm Workshops – Classrooms – Buildings C, R, V, IT & HH

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch & Resource Fair – Quad

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Closing Ceremony – Sexson Auditorium, Building C

Keynote Speaker:

Laura V Farber, President & Chairman of the Board,

2019-2020, Pasadena Tournament of Roses

Mariachi Corazon de Mexico Musical Guest

“No success is too small to celebrate”

It is with great pleasure and excitement that I welcome you to the 25th Annual Adelante Mujer Latina (AML) Conference I am honored to be able to share this fulfilling and life-changing experience with all of you— our aspiring Latinas

For some of you, this may be your first time attending this conference For many of you, welcome back! Our passionate and dedicated volunteers have united as one to strategically develop new ideas and organize this conference in order to provide you with the tools for academic and personal growth I challenge each and every one of you to expand your minds and take in all of the information that is provided to you by our very knowledgeable workshop presenters as they are here to guide you through your career decision-making process Be curious, ask questions, seek clarification, but most of all—have fun!

As a first-generation Latina college graduate and now Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I grew up in a family where higher education was not something that was heard of very often Taking the initiative to ask questions and seek answers has helped mold me into the career-oriented person that I am today Always remember that you are one of a kind and have something great to offer

I have been volunteering for Adelante Youth Alliance for a few years now and never could I imagine how rewarding this experience could be If there is one thing that stands out about this organization is that every single person involved is passionate about promoting leadership and encouraging you to pursue a post-high school education as they truly believe

in you and your dreams

To all of our school staff, mentors, family, and friends sharing this experience with the attendee—we thank you for being

a strong role model and encouraging our future leaders to focus on reaching their full potential I would also like to thank Pasadena City College, advisory board, sponsors, volunteers, and exhibitors for making this conference possible as your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed

To all of my young Latinas…Keep shining, the world needs your light!

Adelante Mujer!

Denise Smith, LMFT

Conference Chair

Executive Committee

Stella R Murga

Denise Garcia

Jose Madera

Evellyn Rosas

Melissa Estrada

Workshop Committee

Melissa Osuna - Co-Chair

Monica Rivera - Co-Chair

Tere Montalvo

Maria Lopez

Leonora Uribe

Mary Villanueva

Schools & Organizations Committee

Larry Herrera Jesus Franco Edna Chavarry Ruby Gonzalez

Logisitics Commitee

Art Murga Richard Villalobos Jonathan Villalobos William Villalobos Ryan Villalobos Aldo Sarellano

Volunteer Commitee

Patricia Carrillo Jacqueline Valle Elsy Secaida Cristian Madera Monica Murray Sergio Baez Eliza Hoyos Vences Susan Barraza

Public Relations Committee

Mandie Montes Janet Rodriguez

Exhibitor Committee

Martha Arias Paola Martinez Janet Perales

Dr Laura Quintana

Teen Committee

Ixchel Martinez Lesley Gomez Karla Arias Nautica Uribe Sofia Gonzalez Rebecca Secaida Brianna Zameza

On behalf of the Adelante Youth Alliance (AYA), it is my honor to welcome you all to the 25th

Annual Adelante Mujer Latina (AML) College & Career Conference!

AYA’s mission is to educate, empower and inspire youth to develop their academic, career,

personal and leadership potential, and this conference is just one way we accomplish that

I want you young ladies to know that by being here today, you are taking an important step

in creating the future you want for yourself and your families This conference is designed to

provide you with amazing role models who will provide you with a vision of your future Be

brave and introduce yourselves to the many outstanding women here to share their knowledge

and insights with you so that you too can achieve your dreams

We greatly appreciate all the workshop presenters here today for taking the time to share your college & career journeys –

so that our young ladies can learn from your successes and challenges We applaud you!!

Congratulations to the parents, teachers, and mentors accompanying your child or students today By bringing them to the AML Conference, you are giving them an advantage, exposing them to a day of inspiration that may spark that fire to achieve their full potential

And last but certainly not least, thank you to all the exhibitors and volunteers for working so hard to make this day a positive and memorable one for so many

Together we rise - Adelante!!

Abrazos,

Stella R Murga, MSPA

Executive Director

Adelante Youth Alliance

www.Adelanteya.org email: adelante@adelanteya.org

ADELANTE YOUTH ALLIANCE STAFF

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jose M Mayorquin, BA Jose Avalos, MD Sergio Baez, MBA Cynthia Olivo, PhD

Larry Herrera, MA.Ed.

President Mayra Serrano, MPHVice President Rene Gonzales, MA.EdSecretary Martin P Sanchez, MBATreasurer

Stella R Murga, MSPA

Executive Director Program Manager/Jose Madera, BA

Conference Administator

Melissa M Estrada, M.S., L.Ac.

Director of Wellness

& Operations

Evellyn Rosas, BA

Program Assistant

Dr Cynthia Olivo

Vice President of Student Services, Pasadena City College

Dr Cynthia Olivohas been a professional in higher education since 1995 For

24 years she has served in capacities including Dean, Associate Vice President & Vice President This is her 17th year as an administrator including seven years at the university level and 10 years in community college

Dr Olivo serves as the Vice President of Student Services at Pasadena City College (PCC), serving 27,000 diverse students including 51% Latinx, 27% Asian & Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 15% White and 44% first generation college students with 65% meeting low income guidelines Her leadership qualities include leading innovation to improve student success, consensus building among stakeholder groups

to advance student equity and creating an engaging, inclusive environment to foster change in our practices while emphasizing cultural competence of practitioners to meet student needs Initiatives include creating a large scale Pathways Program, PCC Complete Graduation Initiative, Student Equity Professional Development program to transform teaching, hiring, and services to students These efforts have resulted in PCC earning distinctions such as “Top 10 Community College in the Nation” by the Aspen Prize for College Excellence; Top 10 Best for Vets in the USA by Military Times Magazine; Champion in Higher Education for being a top producer of Associate Degree for Transfers in California by the Campaign for College Opportunity

Cynthia was selected for the Aspen Presidential Fellows Program Class of 2017, completed the Harvard Institute for Management & Leadership in Education and the American Council on Education Advancing to the Presidency Program

Dr Olivo currently leads a team that has secured $17 million dollars in grants in the past three years including Hispanic Serving Institution Title V, Hispanic Serving Institution STEM Title III, TRIO Title V grants and Los Angeles Scholars

Investment Fund She led the creation of a Veterans Resource Center and the Lancer Pantry and is leading the

following projects: Integrated One Stop Student Services Center, Safe Zone Center, Foster Youth Center, expansion

of the Pathways Center and Veterans Resource Center and is providing strategic vision in creating a first of its kind

Career & Completion Center and the Center for Student Equity and Professional Development She is the President-Elect for the Statewide Chief Student Services Officers of California Community Colleges and is the Southern California Representative organizing a Statewide Latinx California Community College Organization Dr Olivo is an adjunct faculty

at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education Doctoral Program teaching Administration in Higher Education

Cynthia earned her BA in Psychology and a Master of Science in Counseling from California State University San

Bernardino She earned her Ph.D in Education with an emphasis in Urban Leadership from Claremont Graduate

University in 2009

Dr Olivo is the granddaughter of Juan & Salome Bustos, hardworking & incredible migrant farmworkers who were born

in this country during a period of segregation She is the daughter of an amazing single mom who was born here the year Brown vs Board of Education ended segregation although the sentiments of people had not caught up with the law She is one of four daughters who all went to college and graduated—including her Mom who graduated at the age of 50 Cynthia is the first in her family to go to college and third generation Mexican-American/Chicana

Laura Farber

President of the Tournament of Roses

Laura Farber is the first Latina and third woman to serve as President of the Tournament of Roses As president, she provides leadership for the 131st Rose Parade, and the 106th Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 2020 The 2020 theme she has selected for the Parade is the ‘Power of Hope’, celebrating the influence of optimism and hope

Laura states, ‘It is about the belief that what is wanted can be attained From the struggles of those who came before us to dreams yet to be realized, hope is more than simply the possibility of fulfillment It is dignity and respect, joy and happiness, aspiration and achievement Through hope and optimism, we can aspire to be our best and in turn, inspire those around us to reach higher With hope anything, in fact, everything is possible.’

Laura has been a volunteer member of the Tournament of Roses Association since 1993, appointed a Tournament Chairperson in 2004, and a Tournament Director in 2010 Throughout her extensive Tournament career, Farber has served on and chaired various committees including Decorating Places, Formation Area, Judging and Membership Development She was elected to the Executive Committee in 2012

Professionally, Laura is a partner in the Pasadena law firm of Hahn & Hahn, where she practices civil litigation with

an emphasis in employment disputes Additionally, Farber is a member of the American Bar Association, where she serves as the State Delegate for California in the House of Delegates, Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative Council, a member of the Rule of Law Initiative Board, a member of the Steering Committee of the

Nominating Committee She is also a member of the State Bar of California, California Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, National Association of Women Lawyers, Mexican-American Bar Association, Latina Lawyers Bar Association and the Hispanic National Bar Association

She has been named one of the top 50 women lawyers in Los Angeles and featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal In 2003, she received the American Bar Association’s Commission on Ethnic and Racial Diversity in

the Profession – Spirit of Excellence Award and, in 2004, she received the YWCA San Gabriel Valley Women of Excellence in the Law Award

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Farber’s native language is Spanish She earned her bachelor’s degree, cum laude, with departmental highest honors, in 1987 from University of California, Los Angeles and her juris doctor, cum laude,

in 1990 from Georgetown University She is admitted to the bars of California, the District of Columbia, Ninth and D.C Circuits and the U.S Supreme Court

Farber and her husband, Tomás Lopez, reside in South Pasadena and have two children, Christopher and Jessica Her hobbies include music, tennis and reading

Miriam Hernandez

Reporter, ABC7 Eyewitness News

Miriam Hernandez is an Emmy award winning Eyewitness News broadcaster specializing in public safety issues and high-profile trials for nearly two decades

Court coverage probed the controversial deaths of celebrities including Michael Jackson, Anna Nicole Smith and John Ritter She detailed the legal travails of former Dodger’s owners Frank and Jamie McCourt, former Clippers owner Donald Sterling, as well Katy Perry, Lindsay Lohan, CeeLo Green, Mel Gibson and Minnie Driver

Public corruption was the focus in the trials of Bell city leaders and in the federal probe of

LA County jails which ended in the conviction the former Sheriff, his assistant Sheriff and multiple deputies

She reported on Catholic church’s clergy abuse, pursuing the crisis from Los Angeles to Vatican City as Pope John Paul II called a world-wide summit of cardinals

Miriam Hernandez earned her BA at UCLA and Masters in Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota

She previously worked for WUSA in Washington, D.C., Good Morning America, and in local stations in Los Angeles, San Diego and St Louis

Mariachi Corazon de Mexico is an all-female, four piece, all string group, which provides a variety of high quality Mexican musical entertainment, including your favorite Mariachi, banda, norteno and Mexican pop songs, Mariachi style The band members each have many years of experience with large big name Mariachi groups, such as, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, Mariachi Divas, and Mariachi las Adelitas, and have come together to greater fulfill their self-expres-sion and share their musical talents

Mariachi Corazon de Mexico is equally suitable for an elegant occasion or a rowdy fiesta! This group presents passionate violin playing, impressive vocal soloists and lushly blended vocal harmonies We are excited to be performing for Adelante Mujer Latina and wish you a lovely adventure in your journey to success!

Mariachi Corazon de Mexico

“I recognize the wisdom, strength & compassion within me”

Karla Arias

Narbonne High School

I am graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City I have been participating

in the Adelante Mujer Latina Conference for over 6 years now, and this experience has encouraged me to seek leadership positions at my school, empower my community, and apply to top universities I have been accepted to UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College and Loyola University Chicago With a passion for knowledge and teaching, I plan on majoring in Latin American Studies with a minor in Sociology in order to encourage other Latinx youth to be proud of their heritage and understand their history which has often been left out of textbooks

Sofia Gonzalez

Blair High School

As a senior at Blair High School in Pasadena, I went through the process of applying

and choosing a college It is time-consuming and stressful, but it feels wonderful

when the applying process is finished and you start receiving letters of acceptance I

will be attending Columbia College Hollywood in Fall 2019, and majoring in cinema

I will continue to work hard to accomplish my dreams, because I know I can

accomplish anything I put my mind to

“I accept myself exactly as I am”

Ixchel M Martinez

Benjamin Franklin Senior High School

I am graduating from Benjamin Franklin Senior High School in Los Angeles I’m a proud Latina, raised by an ambitious Chicana single mother who always pushed me to do great I’ve been accepted to UC Merced, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Dominguez Hills, and CSU San Marcos I’m excited to say that I will be attending UC Merced in the fall and major in Clinical Psychology My long term goal is to become a Child Psychologist in the Latino community I’m grateful to AML for providing me with the opportunity to be a member of this year’s teen committee I have attended the AML Conference for three years and decided to volunteer in

my junior year I have met many women who have shown me that no matter how hard and stressful life may get, we can always find a way to overcome our struggles

Brianna Zameza

Marshall Fundamental

I am graduating from Marshall Fundamental in Pasadena, and plan on attending Pasadena City College for 2 years, then transfer to pursue my career in film as a director I enjoy creating short films, as I get to bring

my vision to life! The film industry is male dominated and I, as a Latinx individual, want to make a difference, by giving more recognition to female

directors and producers Adelante Youth Alliance has opened many

opportunities for me and I am grateful for that!

“I am doing my best & it is enough”

Nautica Uribe

USC East College Prep

I am graduating from USC East College Prep and looking forward to attending the University of Redlands in the Fall of 2019 to pursue a degree

in environmental engineering I hope to improve our natural resources and encourage other girls to pursue a degree in STEM I have participated with Adelante Mujer Latina for 3 years now and have improved my leadership, communication, and networking skills through this conference

Lesley Gomez

Narbonne High School

I am graduating from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, and have been

accepted to California State University Dominguez Hills and San Francisco

State University I plan to attend San Francisco State University and pursue

a degree in psychology so that I can help people who struggle with mental

illness I also hope that in the future I can establish my own nonprofit to help

kids and adults of color who don’t have access to proper resources regarding

mental health, and to remove the stigma within these communities

Art Center College of Design Biola University

California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) Chapman University

East Los Angeles College Glendale Community College Pasadena City College Pasadena City College STEM University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) University of Tennessee

Washington University in St Louis

Colleges/Universities

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

Foothill Family Service

Kaiser Permanente

Latina Fashionista

Latino Pilot Association

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Los Angeles County Office of Education Head Start

and Early Learning Division

National Hispanic Coalition of Federal Aviation

Employees (NHCFAE)

National Parks Conservation Association

Nature for All

Pasadena Public Health Department -

Nutrition & Physical Activity Program

Penny Lane Centers - Embracing Identities

Professional Women Controllers, Inc

YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley

Community/Civic/Health Organizations

Alliance College Ready Middle Academy #4

Arcadia Unified School District

Arroyo High School

Baldwin Park Unified School District

California High School - Spanish Club

Covina High School

Glendale High School

Hoover High School

Lancaster School District

Larchmont Charter School

Learning Works Charter School

Migrant Education Program - Lancaster

Montebello Unified School District Park West High School

Pasadena City College - Talent Search Program Pasadena City College - TRIO

Pasadena City College - Upward Bound Math-Science Pasadena Youth Ambassador Program

Pomona Unified School District Roosevelt Middle School Rosemead High School Rowland Unified School District Ynez School

School Attendees

“I deserve to be happy & loved”

Preparing for College

10 a.m 11:30 a.m

Make the Right Moves to Get into College

Denise Alvarado, M.S., Assistant Principal, Anaheim Union High School District

Roció Gómez, M.A., School Counselor, Cerritos High School

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Navigating Through College Using Your Values & Strengths

Elisa Castillo, B.A., College Adviser, University of Southern California

Carla Veliz, B.A., College Adviser, University of Southern California

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Time to Travel: How to Study, Work, & Teach Abroad

What Color Are Your Wings: The Key to Your Career

Welcome to the CSU System

Nadia Mendoza, M.S., Recruitment Specialist

California State University, Los Angeles

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Find Your Strengths: Become Your Own Wonder Woman!

Heidi Coronado, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, California Lutheran University

Vanessa Gonzalez, M.S Candidate, Graduate Student, California Lutheran University

Mireya Milian, M.S Candidate, Graduate Student, California Lutheran University

Angela Rowley, M.S., Lecturer of Counselor Education, California Lutheran University

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Different Pathways to Universities: Student Panel

Melisa Akkaya, Joann Lozano, Adiba Majumder, Dulce Perez, Kassandra Flores

Undergraduate Students at University of California, Irvine

Itzeel Flores, Undergraduate Student, Cal State Northridge

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Understanding Financial Aid for College

Rights & Opportunities for Undocumented California Students

Kathia Garcia, B.A., Youth Organizer

Melody Klingenfuss, M.A., Statewide Organizer

Miriam Mesa, B.S., Director of Community Education and Outreach

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles

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The Struggle is Real: Overcome & Achieve

Alejandra Aguilar Avelino, Health Educator, East Los Angeles Women’s Center

Jhoanna Avelino, Student Program Assistant, Cal State L.A Student Health Center

Sofia Benitez, Certified Peer Educator, California State San Bernardino

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Planning & Preparing for Success in Higher Education

Mabel Sanchez, M.Ed., Ph.D Candidate, University of Southern California

Cynthia Villarreal, M.Ed., Ph.D Candidate, University of Southern California

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Community College as a Pathway to Universities: Student Panel

Melisa Akkaya, Kassandra Flores, Joann Lozano, Adiba Majumder

Undergraduate Students at University of California, Irvine

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Create Your Vision for Success

Breaking Barriers as a First Generation College Student

Heydy Arias, Undergraduate Student, Academic Chair, Hermanas Unidas de UCLA

Evelyn Zamora, Undergraduate Student, Co-Chair, Hermanas Unidas de UCLA

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“I have something special to offer the world”